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The #USSOBookHour undergrad’s book club is now available on YouTube! Our discussion of Fran Ross’ novel Oreo may be interesting to those interested in American history, literature and identity. Thanks again to Aija Oksman, PhD and U.S. Studies Online. @uniworchistory m.youtube.com/watch?v=NIUvBi…

Thank you to Ben Sidaway, Mia Prince-Kelly, Tony Hawkins, and Luke Lawrence for an excellent undergraduates’ book club edition of #USSOBookHour! To hear their insightful discussion on Fran Ross’s “Oreo”, watch the recording on our YouTube channel. youtube.com/watch?v=NIUvBi…

📢 Job Opportunity - closing in one week!

One more week to apply to be an editor with USSO! Find the application here: docs.google.com/document/d/1W4… Thank you to our outgoing Co-Editor robyn shooter | @robynshooter.bsky.social and our outgoing Book Reviews Editor Aija Oksman, PhD for outstanding work during their terms.

Book reviews editor and #USSOBookHour organiser has been one of the best experiences I did during my studies and beyond! I look forward to seeing the new innovative #research & excellence of author/book talks to come! #bookreviews #americanstudies #booktalk #vacancy #postgraduate

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Just a few more days left to apply to be an editor with USSO! Send us your application by 5pm on Tuesday - we would love to hear from you!

The deadline to apply is 5pm today!

Releasing today: 'How to... Turn Your Thesis into a Book' In the second instalment of our academic skills video series, Dr Ahmed Honeini joins Dr Siân Round to discuss the specifics of adapting your PhD thesis into a monograph. youtube.com/watch?v=0HlR5E…

A big thank you to everyone who came to the BAAS (British Association for American Studies) PG Symposium today. I've got big love for everyone who joined us both in person at School of Media, Arts and Humanities and online from all over the world! #PGBAAS2024 ✨️

PGRs/ECRs – Don’t miss this fantastic opportunity! 🏆

🚨 The deadline is fast approaching for the 2025 BAAS Awards. Submissions close on 16th December 2024. See the website for the full list of awards & how to apply! 🏆baas.ac.uk/awards/

If you haven't heard yet - we decided to extend our Ellen Craft Essay prize deadline a wee bit! We had last minute renewed interest and wanted to give everyone the opportunity! New deadline: 13/12! Happy writing about women and the Americas! #AmericanStudies #research #award

📢 #cfp 'Convalescence in 19th- and 20th-century Anglophone Literature', 26th-27th June 2025, Nantes/Delhi/Remote. Deadline for proposals: 20th Dec 2024. buff.ly/4iofL06

The USSO website is back! Stay tuned for a lot more content featuring PhD and ECR researchers in the new year. usso.uk

📃 Start your week off right with this brand new Special Issue of New Area Studies, in collaboration with Green BAAS, entitled 'Environmental American Studies' 💚 buff.ly/4aw9gF6

Calling all PGRs and ECAs! Do you have an idea for an article or a book review? We’re looking for fresh content for our website and would love to hear from you. Get in touch at [email protected]! BAAS (British Association for American Studies)